Iisalmi
Town in Northern Savonia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iisalmi (/ˈiisælmɪ/ EE-sahl-me; Finnish: [ˈiːsɑlmi]; Swedish: Idensalmi)[4] is a town and municipality in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located 87 kilometres (54 mi) north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 20,618 (31 December 2023),[2] which makes it the second largest of the five towns in Northern Savonia in population, only Kuopio being larger. It covers an area of 872.20 square kilometres (336.76 sq mi) of which 109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Iisalmi
Idensalmi | |
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Town | |
Iisalmen kaupunki Idensalmi stad | |
Coordinates: 63°33′24″N 27°11′18″E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
Charter | 1627 |
City rights | 1891 |
Government | |
• City Mayor | Jarmo Ronkainen (2013–) |
• Chairman of the City Board | Juho Pulkka (2021–25) |
• Chairman of the City Council | Kati Åhman (2021–25) |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 872.20 km2 (336.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 762.99 km2 (294.59 sq mi) |
• Water | 109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi) |
• Rank | 110th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 20,618 |
• Rank | 53rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 27.02/km2 (70.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
• Others | 4.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 58% |
• 65 or older | 27.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
In the 2010s, Iisalmi is known as an export industry town,[5][6] as well as a significant study town in the region.[7]